Lou Davis

Lou Davis (May 14, 1881- October 18, 1961) was an American songwriter, and author associated with Tin Pan Alley. He was also a businessman in the wholesale meat business. His primary musical collaborators were Abel Baer, Henry Busse, Harold Arlen, Henry Lange, and J. Fred Coots.[1] Several of his most notable songs include Hot Lips, A Precious Little Thing Called Love, Here Comes My Ball and Chain, and I'm Croonin' a Tune About June.[2]

References

  1. Tyler, Don. Hit songs, 1900-1955: American popular music of the pre-rock era. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2007. P. 376. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2. OCLC 76961274
  2. Jasen, David A. 1988. Tin Pan Alley: the composers, the songs, the performers, and their times : the golden age of American popular music from 1886 to 1956. New York: D.I. Fine. P. 160,171,185,200 ISBN 1556110995. OCLC 18135644.

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